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Newbery Medal (John Newbery Medal) じょん・にゅーべりー・めだる

Edition 23 (1944)

Children's literature awardEnglish-language children's booksAmerican literature award

Winners

5 people
Esther Louise Forbes えすたー・ふぉーぶす Winner

A historical novel about Johnny, a silversmith's apprentice in Boston, whose accident becomes the turning point that draws him into the turmoil of the eve of the American Revolution. It works both as a coming-of-age story and as a vivid portrait of revolutionary America.

A classic coming-of-age story set against the background of revolutionary Boston.

320 pages
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Eleanor Estes えれのあ・えすてす Honor

A story centered on Rufus, the youngest member of the Moffat family, that lightly follows family life and small-town adventures. The child's eye for mischief and invention brings everyday details vividly to life.

An affectionate portrait of family life told through Rufus's mischief and imagination.

256 pages
familydaily lifegrowing uphumorimagination
Julia Sauer じゅりあ・そーやー Honor

A fantasy novel set in a seaside town wrapped in fog, where Greta slips into another time beyond the mist. Reality, memory, and longing cross quietly, creating a gentle portrait of a child's imagination.

Each time the fog lifts, the girl steps into another time.

128 pages
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Laura Ingalls Wilder ろーら・いんがるす・わいるだー Honor

The novel follows Laura as she leaves home to teach school and gradually grows closer to Almanzo. Labor on the frontier, family support, and the beginning of romance accumulate into a quiet but steady coming-of-age story.

Laura's youth slowly takes shape amid the daily life of the frontier.

304 pages
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Elizabeth Yates えりざべす・いやーつ Honor

Set around a family of sheep farmers in the high country, it traces how a boy grows into responsibility through hard work and close-knit community life. The changing seasons and the texture of daily labor give the story a quiet, steady emotional force.

In the harsh rhythm of mountain life, a boy and his flock slowly learn how to belong to one another.

106 pages
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